Bizet: Carmen [Blu-ray]

Author: Vesselina Kasarova

Features:

• Shrink-wrapped

Format: Classical

Release Date: 07-10-2014

Details: In 2008 the Opernhaus Zurich staged this magnificent production starring virtuoso tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Don José and the Bulgarian Vesselina Kasarova as the flirtatious prima-donna of the title rolebrbrMezzo-soprano Kasarova is dazzling as the tough-as-nails, beautifully unsentimental heroine think classic Sophia Loren meets West Side StorybrbrKaufmann, in the guise of a Spanish police officer, brilliantly portrays the blustering but naive Don José as a modern contrast of hard-edged machismo and out-of-his-depths vulnerabilitybrbrDirector Matthias Hartmann refreshed one of the greatest and most popular operas of all time with touches of a contemporary setting and costume designs that emphasize the timeless archetypes of the charactersbrbrThis production of Carmen enthralled audiences with the visceral physical quality of the performances, enhanced by a single panoramic set for all four acts that is stripped of the traditional Spanish stylingbrbrKaufmann superbly presents Don José as awkward, socially inept and doomed for disillusionment. Kasarova s Carmen commands attention with a soft and sensual exterior that hides her ruthless and sinister heart in plain viewbrbrFranz-Welser-Möst conducted Bizet s score with chiselled detail in his final assignment as Zurich s Generalmusikdirektor before moving to the Vienna State Opera as Chief ConductorbrbrTop pricebrbrTechnicalbrMenus: English Picture Format: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Colour Mode: Colour Region Code: 0 (worldwide)brDVD Format: NTSC Duration: 166 mins Sound: 1 LPCM Stereo 2 DTS Digital 5.1 SurroundbrSubtitles: French (sung language), English, German

UPC: 044007438824

EAN: 0044007438824

Languages: English

Binding: Blu-ray

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood